Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Protection against forced marriage: England and Wales

  3. 2.Protection against forced marriage: Northern Ireland

  4. 3.Consequential amendments etc.

  5. 4.Short title, commencement and extent

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Protection against forced marriage: Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1 Forced marriage protection orders

        1. Forced marriage protection orders

          1. 1.(1) The court may make an order for the purposes...

        2. Contents of orders

          1. 2.(1) A forced marriage protection order may contain—

        3. Applications and other occasions for making orders

          1. 3.(1) The court may make a forced marriage protection order—...

        4. Ex parte orders

          1. 4.(1) The court may, in any case where it considers...

        5. Duration of orders

          1. 5.A forced marriage protection order may be made for a...

        6. Variation of orders and their discharge

          1. 6.(1) The court may vary or discharge a forced marriage...

      2. Part 2 Enforcement

        1. Offence of contravening an order

          1. 7.Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a forced marriage...

      3. Part 3 Jurisdiction and procedure

        1. Jurisdiction of courts

          1. 8.(1) For the purposes of this Schedule “the court” means...

        2. Power to extend jurisdiction to courts of summary jurisdiction

          1. 9.(1) The Lord Chancellor may, after consulting the Lord Chief...

        3. Contempt proceedings

          1. 10.The powers of the court in relation to contempt of...

        4. Appeals from county courts

          1. 11.(1) An appeal lies to the High Court against—

        5. Appeals: transfers and proposed transfers

          1. 12.(1) The Lord Chancellor may, after consulting the Lord Chief...

      4. Part 4 Supplementary

        1. Guidance

          1. 13.(1) The Department of Finance and Personnel may from time...

        2. Orders

          1. 14.(1) An order made by the Department of Finance and...

        3. Other protection or assistance against forced marriage

          1. 15.(1) This Schedule does not affect any other protection or...

        4. Interpretation

          1. 16.In this Schedule— “the court” is to be read with...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential amendments

      1. Part 1 England and Wales

        1. 1.In paragraph 3(f)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Supreme Court...

        2. 2.In section 58A(2)(f) of the Courts and Legal Services Act...

        3. 3.(1) The Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) is amended...

      2. Part 2 Northern Ireland

        1. 4.In Article 2(3) of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence...

        2. 5.In Article 39(2) of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland)...